⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:05 · DAL 33-32 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:05 · DAL 48-53 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:00 · DAL 65-72 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:02 · DAL 5-13 LAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q2 8:00 · DAL 40-52 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 0:32 · DAL 55-72 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
